Citicar - from 48v to 64v

[Ryland]

Mine is at my parents waiting to get new brushes (Thanks TomEV!!!) so I can't check on the roof size right now, but I bought enough PV to cover my roof and figured it'd give me 2 miles of extra range per day, but the big advantage would be the constant charge that it would give the batteries, adding years on to their life.

[rmay635703]

I have a Kaneka 60, I could make a solar panel kamback, I wonder how long it would live?

[TomEV]

The tough part might be mounting it without breaking the plastic body. You could mount it to the tube frame/roll bar, but then you might have problems with leaks.
The Keneka panel seems to be a good match for the 48v pack. With a good amount of sun, it might recover about two miles in a day.

[Ryland]

Originally Posted by TomEV

The tough part might be mounting it without breaking the plastic body. You could mount it to the tube frame/roll bar, but then you might have problems with leaks.
The Keneka panel seems to be a good match for the 48v pack. With a good amount of sun, it might recover about two miles in a day.

Commuti-cars have rain gutters above the doors, perfect for a roof rack to bolt to, Citi-cars... they are tougher, I would mount something to the bumper mounting points before I drilled the body.